On October 21, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2025 Examination Priorities ("Report"). Investment advisers and broker-dealers should...more
11/14/2024
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Technology Sector
On August 28, 2024, FinCEN issued a long-awaited final rule meant to address illicit finance activities and national security threats in the asset management industry. The new rule imposes similar requirements on investment...more
9/17/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
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Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
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Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
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National Security ,
Registered Investment Advisors
On May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers to maintain written customer identification programs (CIPs). The new rule...more
5/21/2024
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Asset Management ,
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BSA/AML ,
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FinCEN ,
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Public Comment ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 16, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2024 Examination Priorities. Registrants should ensure that policies, procedures, and...more
11/7/2023
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Securities Regulation ,
Technology
On September 29, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") brought its latest wave of enforcement actions related to "off-channel communications," charging 10 additional firms with failing to maintain employee...more
11/1/2023
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Compliance ,
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Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Mobile Devices ,
Record Retention ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Self-Reporting
Finders seeking to assist companies in raising capital are required to navigate an often cloudy path to determine whether the finder's activities and any compensation the finder would receive for its services would run afoul...more
In light of recent discussions regarding the content and implications of Regulation Best Interest, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Jay Clayton recently stated that broker dealers should be ready for the...more
As part of the continuing dialogue with market participants working toward developing methodologies for establishing possession or control by broker-dealers over their customers' digital asset securities, on July 8, 2019, the...more
7/22/2019
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Digital Assets ,
Digital Securities ,
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Investor Protection ,
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Securities Exchange Act ,
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